AWESOME just AWESOME .....................................................what a team you guys absolutely smashed it bursting with Pride at how all our swimmers stepped up when needed and delivered an amazing win.GO DROYLSDEN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Swimmers you have been completely, utterly and totally awesome throughout the whole of this league this
year. I am sorry I couldn't be with you tonight but someone had to hold
the fort back at club. Mike, Jackie and I were thinking about you the
whole time.

Well
done Droylsden swimmers at Stockport mini meets last night. Some
fantastic swims and brilliant PB's. Big well done to Eve Cox, Harry
Rider, Sarah Catherall and Nathan Clare on your medals. You were all
Amazing :)

Well Done to all Droylsden swimmers who swam a very closely fought round at Worsley tonight. As always you gave everything you had and more :) I am so proud to be associated with each and everyone of you. The commitment, the effort and above all the team spirit you all put in is amazing.GO DROYLSDEN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) x

Droylsden supporters lifted the roof off Medlock last night. The atmosphere was amazing, the swimming was fantastic and the team spirit was lovely to be a part of. Two wins from two rounds is fantastic. There were so many brilliant swims last night that to mention any individual would be taking away from what it was, a real TEAM performance. I have watched these young swimmers grow in confidence over the past three years and to see the results they are now achieving makes me incredibly proud ... Continue reading ...

I am absolutely bursting with pride tonight, our team swam fantastically. They faced tough competition in the first round of the league but didn't let it phase them and WON by 10 points.

Some of our younger swimmers were competing for the first time, we had a few new swimmers to the club and a lot of swimmers that are now competing for the third year. The progress the team as a whole has made was evident and as always at Droylsden they supported each other to the max. We always get comments on... Continue reading ...

A fantastic weekend at the Great Manchester Age Groups. Lots of new swimmers, quite a few competing for the first time and didn't you all do well :)As always when I'm poolside you guys make me proud to be part of Droylsden Swimming Club. Your behavior was excellent, the team spirit was fantastic and everyone gave 110%. Not everyone came away with medals, not everyone came away with pennants but you all, each and everyone of you came away with your heads held high and total respect from all th... Continue reading ...

Our team last night were just amazing, lots of no shows meant quick re arranging of the swimmers and some swimmers ended up with lots more swims than planned. As always they didn't let us down swam brilliantly and came second to a very strong Worsley team. Swimmers once again you made us very proud to be Droylsden :) Continue reading ...

A long day at the Long Course Meet but well worth it. Valuable experience gained by all the swimmers who took part and they all coped with it really well. Lots of effort and some well earned medals but as always with our crew.......and most importantly.....the had a great day and showed fab team spirit :)

Saturday 22nd June saw the final round of this
years Stockport Mini Meet series. We have seen massive improvements throughout
the series, below is an indication of the times achieved at the first rounds of
the series and the last rounds.

The opening round of this years M&D League was held at
Swinton Swimming Club last night. This time last week we were not even sure if
we would be able to enter a team but we managed to get our act together and a
full Droylsden squad turned up.

We have a few new faces this year, as our membership has
gone crazy the last few months and some of our younger swimmers are eligible to
swim for the first time. The sea of orange t-shirts gathered on poolside and
the nervous energy in the air was elec...

The effort our swimmers put in every time they swim makes all the hard work from the coaching staff soooooooooo worthwhile. You make us so proud with the way you conduct yourselves and the comments we get from other team coaches about the great team spirit we have.Once again everyone at the Mini Meet last night gave everything they had. PB's were acheived all over the place and we even had a record broken by Harry Rider in the 10 yr boys 200m Freestyle in 2.29.71. It was a fantastic swim by ...Continue reading ...

Great swims last night at Grand Central pools, our younger swimmers in the Mini Meet prep are improving all the time. A great 1st and 2nd in their heat for Archie Farrell and Ellis Mitchell in the 100 IM. A new PB for Xander McNair - Acton in his 25 freestyle and a PB for Kate Livesey in her 100 IM. Olivia Dwyer won both her 25 free and 25 butterfly heats and all that diving practice with Hannah Boardman is really paying off ......great job :) Evie Lawton PB'd in all three of her events and w... Continue reading ...

What a fantastic weekend swimming at the B&M's we have had some brilliant swims and everyone involved should be very proud of themselves.

Charlotte Williams had an outstanding weekend with great PB's in 50 free and 50 fly in particular. It's great to see Harry Rider back on form with a brilliant performance in his 400 free just one of his achievments of the meet. Likewise Chloe Jones showed us some of her old fighting spirit with fab improvements in her times in 100 free and 100 back. Grace ... Continue reading ...

Third place in the M&D League Final tonight. What an achievement for a team that was only put together at the beginning of this year. Everyone swam incredibly well and the level of effort from each swimmer was incredible, we couldn't have asked for any more. The spirit of the team was brilliant with everyone cheering everyone else on. VERY VERY PROUD Guys :)Continue reading ...

Another great weekends swimming from Droylsden swimmers. Lots of PB's and lots of events entered for the first time.

The weekend began with a first time entry in the 400 free from Grace Lawton, she came in with a very respectable 6.44.34, Chloe Jones battled to a time of 6.43.90 despite not being well all weekend.

Katie Boardman gave a brilliant performance in her first 100 meter Breaststroke with a time of 1.56.17. Jada Robertson got her first medal of the weekend with a silver(1.39.23) in ... Continue reading ...

What an amazing day yesterday at Wigan Life Centre. All swimmers can be very proud of themselves with lots of PB's and some great improvements.Well done to Harry Rider with Golds in all his eventsWell done to Olivia Rider with a couple of bronze and silver medalsWell done Sean Penter who got his first medal(bronze) and then followed it with a goldWell done to Chloe Jones with a bronze and a gold

Well Done to everyone taking part in the final round of the Mini Meets last night. Lots of PB's and some great swimming from everyone. All that work on starts and turns really paid off. Congratulations to Olivia and Harry Rider on their medal achievements.Keep up the hard work guys and we will continue getting better :) :) :)Continue reading ...

Brilliant night at Middleton. As always our squad gave everything they had. Some fantastic individual swims but a great team effort all round. Gaining experience each time, a major improvement. Proud of everyone :) Continue reading ...

What a brilliant night our club had last night, our first swim in the Manchester & District League Gala and at home too!!!!!!! The whole squad swam fantastically, for a lot of our swimmers it was their first entry into competition swimming and they handled it brilliantly. We are very proud of all of you and thank you for the wonderful effort you all put in. Thanks also to Jackie and Sarah for all the hard work you put into the preparations and your help poolside, providing drinks, sorting p... Continue reading ...

We will be having an inflatable fun session on Tuesday 16th August. This will be the last session of the summer. Sessions will resume as normal on Tuesday 6th September. Have a great holiday everyone :)Continue reading ...

Fantastic night at Saturdays mini meet. Lots of PB's and another new mini meet record from Harry Rider.Harry broke his own 25m freestyle record in a time of 15.88 winning a gold in the 8 year age group, he also took a bronze in the Individual Medley in a time of 1.39.35. Matthew and Katie Boardman achieved 6 personal best times between them costing their dad a fortune!!!!!!!! Well done to Joe Lewis and Elliot Buckley for PB's in the 200m IM. More PB's came from Chloe Jones, Kezia Rouch, Niamh...Continue reading ...

Francesca Cross had a fantastic weekend at the Manchester Open she swam a 200 backstroke time of 2.34.10 qualifying her for the National Championships. She narrowly missed out on 100 backstroke with a time of 1.12.45 two brilliant swims.Congratulations from everyone at Droylsden.Continue reading ...

Another fantastic effort from all our swimmers at this weekends Mini Meets & Mini Meet Prep at Grand Central Pools in Stockport. Harry (the hazzard) Rider was once again flying in the boys 8 & under age group breaking his own 25m Freestyle Mini Meet record that he set in the previous round in a time of 16.84. Well done Harry. We also had some fantastic efforts from the girls in the 200m Freestyle Kezia Rouch (4.13.82) took 3 secs off her previous best, Charlotte Williams (3.50.07) improved ... Continue reading ...

The Central Lancs Preliminary Gala was hosted at Bury over two weekends in Jan/Feb. Congratulations to all Droylsden swimmers who competed. The 11 year old girls Shield was won by Lauren Pettifer, Olivia Ryder & Francesca Cross. Lauren & Fran have both qualified to swim for Central Lancashire Association at the Inter Association Gala in May. They will compete against other associations including Merseyside, North Midlands, Bolton & Manchester and North Lancashire & Cumbria. Go Girls ... Continue reading ...

Congratulations to everyone who competed in Saturdays Mini Meet at Grand Central Pools in Stockport. We had a lot of swimmers competing for the first time and everyone should be extremely proud of themselves. Lots of swimmers achieved Personal Best times. Special congratulations go to Harry Rider who broke the Mini Meet Record for 8 year old Boys 25m Freestyle. The current record being 17.29 set in 2009, Harry swam 16.90 setting a new record for the age group. Continue reading ...

Congratulations to Ethan Cotton who won the Guess How Many Sweets Were In The Jar. Ethan had the closest guess to the amount of 200 sweets that were in there. Further congratulations to Nimah and Ellis Mitchell who won the Christmas Cake they had the nearest guess to 2400kg. Thank you to all who took part all monies raised go back into club funds.

Droylsden swimming club has always been committed to developing our swimmers to the best of their personal development and growth as an individual. We realise that some of our swimmers have a desire to train more often than we are able to offer and because of this we have developed strong links with Stockport Metro Swimming Club.Stockport Metro is committed to working in partnership with local swimming clubs, and will continue to recognise the important role played by the ...

Our inflatable fun session on 29th October was a great success, everyone who came had a really good time. A big Thank You to everyone who helped out on the evening and to all those who bought tickets in the raffle. All the monies raised will be reinvested back into the club.

On Thursday 14th October a team of swimmers from the club took part in the Central Lancashire Jubilee Gala at Copley Leisure Centre, Stalybridge. They were competing against teams from Stalybridge, Tyldesley and Ashton Central. We had a few swimmers competing for the first time and all swimmers performed really well. The final result was Stalybridge 122 points, Tyldesley 114 points, Droylsden 106 points and Ashton Central 57 points. Well done to everyone who took part and a massive THANK YOU ... Continue reading ...